Seattle's Big Dig

[Shepard]

Looks like Seattle is going through with their own central artery tunnel project - the Alaskan Way Viaduct - even despite the mayor's objections. I don't know too much about the project and would be interested to hear informed views on how this differs substantially from our Big Dig. And, how it's even politically feasible after the debacle here in Boston.

 

[EdFindlay]

The official site for the project: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/centralwaterfront.htm

The routing compared with the old one: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/boredtunnelroute.htm

The voters there have shown in the past they aren't going to take being taxed for projects lightly and aren't afraid to hold the city, county, and state accountable for costs...their attention to costs has delayed or killed a few projects already.